The Elymica Marketplace connects schools with curriculum-aligned content from African and international publishers. This guide walks school administrators through the full process: finding relevant content, evaluating it before committing, and activating a school licence for all enrolled students.
Who This Guide Is For
This guide is for school administrators and head teachers managing content procurement for their institution. It assumes you have an active Elymica school account. If you have not yet registered, start at elymica.com/institutions/register.
Step 1: Open the Marketplace
From your admin dashboard, select Marketplace in the left navigation. You will land on the discovery page showing featured collections and trending subjects.
The Marketplace catalogue is organised by:
- Learning domain and subject: Mathematics, Sciences, Languages, Business Studies, Digital Literacy
- Education level: Early Learning, Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior School, TVET
- Curriculum framework: CBE-KE, CAPS, IGCSE, WAEC, or custom frameworks
- Content type: Full courses, standalone modules, assessment packs, video lessons
Use the filter panel on the left to narrow down. Combining a subject filter with an education level is the fastest way to find what you need.
Step 2: Evaluate Before You Licence
Every course on the Marketplace includes at least one free sample lesson. Before licensing, review:
- Sample lesson: Open the preview to check content quality, instructional style, and fit for your learners.
- Curriculum alignment notes: Publishers are required to map their content to the relevant curriculum framework. Review the alignment table to confirm coverage matches your syllabus.
- Learning outcomes: Check that the stated outcomes match what you need for your learners at that level.
- Community ratings: See how other schools and teachers have rated the content. Ratings above 4.2 with more than 10 reviews are a reliable signal of quality.
You can save courses to a shortlist for later review. Use the Save button on any course card.
Step 3: Activate a School Licence
When you are ready to purchase:
- Select the course and choose Licence for my school.
- Confirm the number of enrolled students in your school. The pricing is per-school, not per-seat. All enrolled students get access under one licence.
- Pay via M-Pesa, Mobile Money, or card. Billing is in KES for Kenyan schools with no conversion fees.
- The course is immediately available to all enrolled students on their student portal dashboards.
You do not need to assign content manually to individual students. Once the school licence is active, enrolled students see the course in their My Learning section.
Managing Active Licences
In your admin dashboard under Content Licences, you can:
- See all active licences and their expiry dates
- Renew licences before they expire (students are notified 14 days before expiry)
- Review usage: how many students have started, how many have completed, average progress
- Archive licences for courses that are no longer in use
Bulk Procurement for Multiple Subjects
If you are licensing content for a full term or year, use the Bundle option when available. Publishers who offer bundles provide a discount for purchasing multiple courses from their catalogue at once.
For custom procurement requirements such as licensing content for a specific cohort, department, or campus, contact the Elymica support team via the admin dashboard help widget.
What Happens If a Publisher Updates Content
When a publisher updates a course you have licensed (correcting an error, adding lessons, or revising for a curriculum change), the update is applied to your licence automatically. You do not need to repurchase. Your students see the updated content on their next session.
You will receive an in-dashboard notification when a licensed course is updated, with a summary of what changed.
Written by Elymica Editorial · Editorial Team
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